Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Blog Post: Eco-cities on the HorizonAdd BookmarkDescription: In this post, students will learn about the concept of eco-cities (cities designed to be in balance with nature) and their impact on the sustainability movement. Written by Art Molella, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Director of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, this post is published on the Museum's "O Say Can You See?" blog.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Blog Post: Collecting the Presidential CampaignsAdd BookmarkDescription: In this post, students will learn how political history curators collect campaign memorabilia Democratic and Republican National Conventions. S ince the late 1980s, they have collected more than 150,000 objects. In this video, the curators give a show and tell of some of the artifacts they collected from the 2008 campaigns. This post is published on the Museum's "O Say Can You See?" blog.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Blog Post: Essential Questions for Teaching September 11Add BookmarkDescription: This post helps teachers understand how to both memorialize September 11 and contextualize the history of the day through five essential questions. Targeted toward secondary students, the questions can help teachers and students compare aspects of September 11 to other events in American history and teach them throughout the year. Written by Joan Brodsky Schur, a panelist for the Smithsonian's September 11: Teaching Contemporary History forum, this post is published on the Museum's "O Say Can You See?" blog.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Colt Model 1892 RevolverAdd BookmarkDescription: Physical History United States Colt M1892 revolver, .38 caliber. Specific History Colt revolver carried by Captain Allyn K. Capron. General History Captain Allyn Capron was the son of West Point graduate E. Allyn Capron. The younger Capron was killed during the Spanish-American War on June 24, 1898. A contemporary report stated: "It was predicted that the Rough Riders would give a good account of themselves, but few were prepared for such an exhibition of dash and bravery as was witnessed in their first fight with the enemy on June 24, 1898. Captain Allyn Capron, Jr. stood behind his men, revolver in hand, using it whenever a Spaniard exposed himself. His aim was sure, and two of the enemies were seen to fall under his fire. Just as he was preparing to take another shot, and shouting orders to his men at the same time, his revolver dropped from his grasp and he fell to the ground with a rifle ball through his body. His troop was badly disconcerted for a moment, but with all of the strength he could muster, he cried 'Don't mind me boys, go on and fight.' He was carried from the field as soon as possible, and lived for only a few more hours."Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Andrew Jackson's Uniform CoatAdd BookmarkDescription: Andrew Jackson wore this uniform coat at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815; it was also worn by Jackson when he sat for his portrait by artist Ralph E. W. Early, about 1815Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Revolutionary War GrenadeAdd BookmarkDescription: Grenades of this type played an important part in the biggest naval battle of the Revolutionary War. The Bon Homme Richard under the command of Captain John Paul Jones entered into a battle with the British ship the Serapis . The Serapis was a much faster and heavier ship. As the battle continued, the two ships ended up side by side.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science,Social StudiesTitle: Nobel Prize MedalAdd BookmarkDescription: Edwin McMillan shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn Seaborg. McMillan discovered element 93, or neptunium, in 1940 while working on the world's largest cyclotron at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Seaborg's discovery of element 94, or plutonium, was based on McMillan's discovery.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: John Brown's LegacyAdd BookmarkDescription: In this lesson, students will examine primary sources to understand John Brown's actions in Harpers Ferry and will develop a creative project on his legacy. This resource was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War , by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.Thinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Subject: Science,Social StudiesTitle: Biotechnology at the Cutting EdgeAdd BookmarkDescription: Get an introduction to some of today's top researchers and the basics of biotechnology, biofuel, genetics, health, and agriculture. This video features interviews with four leading scientists in biotechnology who tell us what drew them to the field: Dr. Pardis Sabeti, Assistant Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Dr. Jay Keasling, Chief Executive Officer, Joint BioEnergy Institute, U.S. Department of Energy; Dr. Karen Nelson, Director, Rockville, Maryland, Campus of the J. Craig Venter Institute; Dr. Robert Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto CompanyThinkfinity Partner: SmithsonianGrade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Social StudiesTitle: Museum of the Moving ImageAdd BookmarkDescription: The Living Room Candidate, funded through a grant from the Verizon Foundation, contains a comprehensive online collection of political television advertisements from every Presidential election since 1952. It is a signature program of the Museum of the Moving Image, the only museum dedicated to the art and industry of all of screen culture, from the earliest silent films to today's video games.Thinkfinity Partner: Verizon ThinkfinityGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12